Make
Workflow AutomationStarts at $9/mo vs $20/mo.
$9/movs. $20/mo
84
Automate workflows
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Zapier
Workflow AutomationStarts at $19.99/mo (yearly) vs $20/mo.
$19.99/mo (yearly)vs. $20/mo
80
Automate workflowsConnect AI to your tools
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Base44
AI App BuildersStarts at $16/mo vs $20/mo.
$16/movs. $20/mo
74
Build an app without codingAutomate workflows
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Alternatives With a Free Plan
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n8n
Self-Hosted AI & Automationn8n didn't stay a scrappy self-hosted tool. SAP just bet $5.2B that it's infrastructure.
€20/movs. $20/mo
90
Automate workflowsBuild AI agents
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Make
Workflow AutomationThe best-value visual automation tool I checked, now with an AI co-worker built in.
$9/movs. $20/mo
84
Automate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Zapier
Workflow AutomationStill the easiest way to connect almost any app to almost any AI.
$19.99/mo (yearly)vs. $20/mo
80
Automate workflowsConnect AI to your tools
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Base44
AI App BuildersThe product genuinely works fast. The trust picture is more complicated than "Wix owns it now, so it's safe."
$16/movs. $20/mo
74
Build an app without codingAutomate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Chatfuel
Workflow AutomationA low-risk way to run AI sales chats on WhatsApp and Instagram; budget for the wallet and Meta's new WhatsApp fees.
$20/movs. $20/mo
71
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Pipedream
Workflow AutomationPipedream is not the workflow tool most reviews describe. Workflows is closing on March 31, 2027.
$99/mo (yearly)vs. $20/mo
42
Connect AI to your tools
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Higher JAVIS Score
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n8n
Self-Hosted AI & AutomationJAVIS Score 90 vs 79. n8n didn't stay a scrappy self-hosted tool. SAP just bet $5.2B that it's infrastructure.
€20/movs. $20/mo
90
Automate workflowsBuild AI agents
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Make
Workflow AutomationJAVIS Score 84 vs 79. The best-value visual automation tool I checked, now with an AI co-worker built in.
$9/movs. $20/mo
84
Automate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Zapier
Workflow AutomationJAVIS Score 80 vs 79. Still the easiest way to connect almost any app to almost any AI.
$19.99/mo (yearly)vs. $20/mo
80
Automate workflowsConnect AI to your tools
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Same Category
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Make
Workflow AutomationThe best-value visual automation tool I checked, now with an AI co-worker built in.
$9/movs. $20/mo
84
Automate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Zapier
Workflow AutomationStill the easiest way to connect almost any app to almost any AI.
$19.99/mo (yearly)vs. $20/mo
80
Automate workflowsConnect AI to your tools
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Gumloop
Workflow AutomationGumloop is no longer the drag-and-drop AI workflow tool people remember. It is an agent platform with unusually honest credit docs.
$37/movs. $20/mo
74
Build AI agentsConnect AI to your tools
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Chatfuel
Workflow AutomationA low-risk way to run AI sales chats on WhatsApp and Instagram; budget for the wallet and Meta's new WhatsApp fees.
$20/movs. $20/mo
71
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Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Lindy
Workflow AutomationLindy stopped being the tool you build agents in and became a teammate you hire into Slack.
$29.99/user/movs. $20/mo
66
Use an AI assistant for everyday workAutomate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Pipedream
Workflow AutomationPipedream is not the workflow tool most reviews describe. Workflows is closing on March 31, 2027.
$99/mo (yearly)vs. $20/mo
42
Connect AI to your tools
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Fits the Same Job
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n8n
Self-Hosted AI & Automationn8n didn't stay a scrappy self-hosted tool. SAP just bet $5.2B that it's infrastructure.
€20/movs. $20/mo
90
Automate workflowsBuild AI agents
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Make
Workflow AutomationThe best-value visual automation tool I checked, now with an AI co-worker built in.
$9/movs. $20/mo
84
Automate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Zapier
Workflow AutomationStill the easiest way to connect almost any app to almost any AI.
$19.99/mo (yearly)vs. $20/mo
80
Automate workflowsConnect AI to your tools
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Base44
AI App BuildersThe product genuinely works fast. The trust picture is more complicated than "Wix owns it now, so it's safe."
$16/movs. $20/mo
74
Build an app without codingAutomate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026
Lindy
Workflow AutomationLindy stopped being the tool you build agents in and became a teammate you hire into Slack.
$29.99/user/movs. $20/mo
66
Use an AI assistant for everyday workAutomate workflows
Sources checkedUpdated Oct 4, 2026